Accountant, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections, Bookkeeper​/ Accounting Clerk

Requisition No: 885464

Agency:
Department of Health

Working Title:

ACCOUNTANT I -  1

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $1498.96 Bi-Weekly

Posting Closing Date: 10/16/2026

This is an Accountant I position in the Finance and Accounting office - Accounts Payable section, which performs a range of financial accounting duties.

• Performing accounting functions associated with the auditing and scheduling of payments to vendors, providers, and other agencies.
• Auditing and preparing invoices and verifying established accounting codes to ensure accuracy prior to disbursement of funds.
• Responsible for reconciling, and researching expenditure transactions, data entry, and processing departmental correcting entries.
• Ensure proper documentation for purchasing card charges and reconcile charges through state approved systems.
• Monitoring pending invoices to ensure in line with Prompt Payment Compliance.
• Maintain vendor payment information and data for services using various databases and organizational codes.
• Serve as back-up to accounts payable team.
• Perform other accounting duties, as required or assigned.

• Experience performing independent accounts payable functions in a business setting.
• Experience navigating, entering, and retrieving data from various computer systems, and databases in a professional work environment.
• Proficiency in working with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams)

• Two or more years’ professional experience independently processing medical or healthcare accounts payable, within the last five (5) years.
• Professional experience in financial accounting systems; to enter, track, and retrieve accounts payable data.
• Experience applying organizational codes to classify transactions, or financial records (e.g., account codes, cost centers, or similar classification systems).

Basic accounting principles and procedures, use of accounting systems; methods of data collection and analysis; problem solving techniques; correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.

The use of standard software programs including Microsoft Office Suite; navigating various financial software applications, auditing and tracking invoices, payments, approvals and documentation, public speaking and communicating technical information at appropriate levels to different audiences.

Understand and apply applicable policies, and procedures; analyze financial transactions and reconcile accounting records; think critically; organize, analyze and evaluate data; review data for accuracy and completeness.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Innovation:
We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

Collaboration:
We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

Accountability:
We perform with integrity & respect.

Responsiveness:
We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

Excellence:
We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Viera Administration Building, Viera, FL

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and…